Wheel.



C. DE W. WINES.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1910.

Patented D00. 30, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

C. DE W. WINES.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1910. 1,082,668. l Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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UNiTED STATES Pagani? OFFICE.

CEPHAS DE WITT WINES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WHEEL.

Application filed May 31, 1910. Serial No. 564.112.

T o all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ci-:PHAS DE WITT Wixias,a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCock and State of Illinois. have invented a certain,

" a Sectional view taken on line 4 1 of Fig. 3.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughi out the several figures.

Referring now to' Figs. 1.and2, wherein thereris shown one form of wheelembodying the invention, there is provided -a central hub, 1, made ofmetal. This hub is provided with projections, 2, at intervals. A seriesof spokes, 3, are connected to the hub 1 by means of the 'projections 2.Said spokes are also connected to the rim, 4,1wl1ich is made ofconcrete. Embedded in the rim 4 any desired manner.

are a series of metal reinforcing pieces, 5, which may be of any.desired form, shape and number.' is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thesereinforcing pieces are rods, and when the wheel is continuous, thatis,hasl a continuous rim, these rods have their ends joined, or areformed endless or continuous, or with the ends overlapping. n

Embedded in the spokes are a series of metal reinforcing pieces, 6,which are connected at one end with the hub 1, and at the other end withthe reinforcing metal in the rim. These connections may be made inpieces 6 have their'ends connected with the pieces 5 by the pieces 7wound therearound.` -The reinforcing metal inthe rim binds the partstogether, so as to keep .the wheel from breaking under the intiuence ofcentrifugal force when theu wheel isrotated, and the reinforcing metalof the spokes and the projections in addition resist the. torsional orshearing stresses.

It will thus be seen that by means of this invention there is provideda.wheel made of concrete which can be mounted upon a shaft and rotatedlike any ordinary wheel, and

which :isyet'of sutiicient strength to resistv Specification of LettersPatent.

As herein shown the Patenten Dec. so, 1913.

the unusual `forces developed in wheels. Iheels of any description maybe formed in this manner. such as wheels, iy wheels, and the like.

yIt. will further be noted that. in view of the fact that concrete ismuch cheaper than iron, these wheels can be made much cheaper thanwheels cf iron. If -desired the spokes,

3, may be made entirely of metal, as shown,-

for example. in Fig. 3.

Instead of making the wheel continuous.`

it may be made in sections, as, for example, in two parts. Ihen thusmade the rim is .provided with connecting sections of metal' ingsections 8 in any desired manner. A sim ple construction is to providesuch sections with lugs, 11, through which pass the pins 13, thereinforcing pieces 5 being bent. back upon themselvesto forni pins 13,the reinforcing pieces being bent back upon themselves to form loops,thepins 13 engaging the looped ends as shown. The free ends 12 areof-suiiicient length to be rigidly, held in place by the concrete. Thisconstruction facilitates the assembling of the parts, as the reinforcingpieces 5 can be bent to the proper shape in the shop, and the pins thenremoved and the looped ends of the reinforcing pieces placed between thelugs 11, and the pins then placed in position.y

When reinforcing pieces 6 are embedded in the concrete, I prefer toprovide a series of such reinforcing pieces suitably spaced apart andconnected together by the reinforcingconnecting pieces 1i.

I claim:

1. A wheel comprising a metal hub, a concrete riiii, reinforcingY metalembeddedy in said rim, and la plurality of reinforcing metalconnectioiisattached to the metal hub and to the reinforcing metal iiithe rim so as .to form a metal vconnection between them.

A wheel comprising a metal hub, a concrete rim, reinforcing metalembedded in -said rini,concrete spokes connecting the rim and the hub,reinforcing metal pieces empulleys. supporting These sections arefastened to 3 bedded in said spokes and connected at one end to saidmetal hub and at the other end to thereinforcing metal in the rim.

3. A wheel comprising a metal hub, a concrete rim, reinforcing metalembedded in said rim, a concrete connection between the rim and the hub,said hub provided with projections connected with said concreteconnection.

4. A wheel comprising a metal hub, a concrete ri1n, reinforcing metalembeddedin said rim, a concrete connection between the rim and the hub,said hub provided with projections connected With said concreteconnection, and reinforcing metal embedded in said concrete 'connectionand connected with said metal hub and the' reinforcing metal in saidrim.

5. A wheel comprising a hub, a concrete rim, reinforcing metal embeddedvin said rim, concrete spokes between the hub and rim, a plurality ofpieces of reinforcing metal embedded in each of said spokes and piecesof reinforcing metal connecting the reinforcing pieces in the spokestogether.

G. A wheel comprising a metal hub, a concrete rim surrounding the hub, aseries of 'separated pieces of reinforcing metal ernbedded in said rim,a; connection between said pieces of reinforcing metal and said metalhub. I

7. A wheel comprisingl a metal hub divided into separable sections, aconcrete rim divided into separable sections, reinforcing metal embeddedin said rim, and a plurality of reinforcing metal connections betweenthe hub and the reinforcing metal in the rim.

8. A wheelcpmprising a metal hub, a concrete rim, reinforcing metalembedded in said rim, a plurality of reinforcing` metal connectionsbetween said hub and said rim,

concretein which said latter connections are embedded, threaded openings1n said hub,

the ends of. said latter connections being threaded and projecting intosaid threaded openings and nuts on said threaded ends adapted to engagesaid hub.

9. A Wheel comprising a metal hub, a concrete rim, reinforcing metalembedded in said rim, concrete spokes connecting said hub and rim, a.pluraiity of pieces of reinforcing metal embedded in each of saidspokes and connected With said hub and the reinforcing metal of saidrim,and pieces of reinforcing metal connecting all of the reinforcing piecesin each of said spokes.

v10. A wheel comprising a metal hub divided into suitable sections,means for removably fastening said sections together, a concrete rimdivided into separable sections, connecting metal pieces at the ends ofsaid sectionS,- means for .removably connecting ysaid` metal connectingpieces together to form the complete wheel, reinforcing metal 'piecesembedded in said rim and connected With said 'metal connecting piecesand reinforcing'm'etal connections connecting said metal hubwith saldrim.

DONALD M. CARTER.

